I am writing blog articles since January 2012. Cradle-to-cradle was the main subject, focussed on which materials and techniques make textile products suitable for biodegradation or recycling. Ones in a while it is good to take a broader view and see the shifts that are needed to make a circular economy possible, that is what I will do in this article.
Why a circular economy? Take a look at this (Dutch) video:

We first thought the world was flat, but Columbus found out the world is round. Our economy now is flat (a linear line) but needs to be round (circular) too. That seems logical right? Because we live on a finite planet, the only thing that goes in is sunlight, the only thing that goes out are the things we send to space (where on their turn they float around)

The circular economy goes a step further than Cradle-to-Cradle as you can see in this movie of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The circular economy is all about business: ​